Formula for Nourishing the Kidneys

Modified Qinggong Decoction，From *Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 2.，Indicated for summer-heat pathogens spreading throughout the Three Jiao, with pathogenic factors lingering for a prolonged period; manifested as a crimson tongue with scant coating and heat affecting the blood.

Zouma Dan，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 274.，For all types of boils and swellings.

Fuhu Dan，*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).，For left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness.

Four-Ingredient Wind-Dispelling Powder，*Essentials of Gynecology*, Volume 3.，Sudden postpartum stroke resulting in aphasia. This may be caused by a latent wind pathogen contracted before pregnancy that had not yet manifested, leading to a postpartum stroke; or it may be complicated by a difficult labor, inadequate postpartum care, or a common cold that has progressed into this … Read more

Spleen-Strengthening and Stomach-Nourishing Pills，*Secret Insights on Health Preservation*, Volume 2.，For weakness of the spleen and stomach.

Xiang Sha Wan’an Pills，From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 4.，Deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach, resulting in difficulty digesting food, accompanied by epigastric fullness and distension, nausea and the urge to vomit, cold pain and discomfort in the abdomen and intestines, persistent loose stools, rumbling in the intestines like thunder, and intermittent dull pain.

Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Softening Hardened Masses，From *Short Path to the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 1.，Caused by internal injury due to pent-up anger and stagnation, with phlegm-fire congealing to form scrofula.

Cold Water Ointment，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 177), citing *Proven Effective Formulas*.，Boils on the back.

Eight-Ingredient Coptis Powder，Quoted from *Xu Renze’s Formulas* in Volume 4 of *Wai Tai*.，For acute febrile diseases with jaundice and “bandit wind” (a type of sudden, severe wind-heat syndrome), where, after taking the Dried Kudzu Powder, the fever has subsided slightly but has not been completely resolved.

Qi-Regulating Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 57.，Abdominal distension due to deficiency.

Cough and Wheezing Pills，From *Secret Transmission of Proven Internal and External Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，For coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath.

Navel Ointment，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 136), citing *Shi Yuanduan’s Effective Prescriptions*.，For obstruction of urination and defecation.

Astragalus and Bupleurum Decoction，From *Collected Insights on Surgical Diseases: Supplement* (Vol. 2).，To treat toxins concealed within the yin.

Two-Fragrance Internal Support Powder，*Illustrated Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 3.，Swelling and pain caused by three mole crickets burrowing into the skin.

Whip-Wound Ointment，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For wounds caused by beatings.

Pill to Ward Off Plague，From *Yifang Yijian*, Volume 4.，Effective for all types of seasonal cold-induced illnesses, as well as epidemics, malaria, and dysentery occurring throughout the year.

Perilla and Fetal Harmony Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 14.，For typhoid fever during pregnancy, do not be bound by the number of days; as long as chills, fever, and headache are present, the disease is in the exterior.

Clove Ointment，*Shenghui* (Volume 63).，For all types of boils and abscesses on the back that cause unbearable pain.

Scrophularia and Licorice Decoction，*The Posthumous Writings of Shen Zhai*, Volume 7.，When mental agitation stirs the fire and the body’s vital fluids are deficient, the patient exhibits erratic, frenzied, and uncontrollable behavior; the use of cold-natured herbs only causes the fire to burn more fiercely.

Heat-Relieving Decoction，*Complete Book of Ophthalmology*, Volume 4.，For a ruptured eye caused by a blow, external injury, or prolonged impact resulting in stagnant blood that does not dissipate, with no pain.

Suxia Decoction，*Medical Explorations* (Yixue Tanli Ji), Volume 5.，Belching and acid regurgitation.

Silver-Cinnabar Pill，From *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Volume 981, citing *A Selection of Excellent Medical Formulas*.，For pregnancy-induced epilepsy characterized by drowsiness, lethargy, and profuse drooling; for acute and chronic convulsions in children, with uncontrollable spasms and blocked saliva flow.

Scrophularia Detoxifying Powder，From *Compendium of Miasma Disorders*, Volume 4.，For measles syndrome characterized by excessive heat in the lung and stomach, intense dark and murky toxins, epistaxis, and pathogenic fire penetrating inward.

Abupi Decoction，From *Zheng’s Family-Transmitted Gynecological Prescriptions Worth Ten Thousand Gold*, Volume 4.，Postpartum abdominal distension and swelling, difficulty urinating, shortness of breath and chest tightness, and fever.

Carp Paste，From *Shenghui*, Volume 97.，For edema affecting the heart, causing restlessness and agitation.